Helen H. Cagampang

Default Avatar
Helen H. Cagampang
Former Policy Research Specialist, School of Social Welfare,
University of California, Berkeley

Helen H. Cagampang was a policy research specialist in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. She was a researcher with Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) in the Berkeley School of Education, focusing on educator workforce, instruction, finance, and school reform. She also conducted research at the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, specializing in adolescent reproductive health. Cagampang earned both her MPP and a PhD from the University of California, San Francisco.

updated 2025

Publications by Helen H. Cagampang
Is the Reserve Pool a Realistic Source of Supply?
Teacher shortages in specific subjects and regions may undermine recent educational improvements in California. Proposed reforms may intensify shortages and require strong incentives to recruit sufficient numbers of qualified teachers.
Teacher shortages in certain subjects and geographic areas may undermine educational improvements. Without changes, an annual shortfall of 4,000 to 7,000 teachers is expected over five years, with the greatest shortages in bilingual education and…